Receptacle for shipping and exposing fly-paper.



PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904.

T. D. NOSTRAND. REGEPTAGLE FOR SHIPPING AND EXPOSING FLY PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7. 1903.

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Patented September 13, 190%.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEETcE.

THEODORE D. NOSTRAND, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TOFRANZ E. HABIOHT AND FREDERICK EBERLEIN,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RE CEPTACLE FOR SHIPPING AND EXPOSING FLY-PAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,915, datedSeptember 13, 1904. Application filed December 7, 1903. Serial No.184,200. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE D. Nos- TRAND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReceptacles for Shipping and Exposing Fly-Paper; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a novel construction in a receptacle and rackfor fly-paper, the object being to provide a simple, cheap, andefficient device of this character which enables such paper to beadvantageously shipped and renders it easy and clean to handle; and itconsists in the features of construction and combinations of partshereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure l is aperspective view of a fly-paper holder constructed in accordance with myinvention, showing it when used as a rack. Fig. 2 is a fragmentarysectional view showing anumber of said holders mounted for shipment.

My said device consists of a rectagonal tray, preferably made ofbox-board or similar suitable material, which is scored at its middleportion A parallel with two of its edges, so as to weaken said tray atthis point, and thereby form a hinge upon which the two members B and Oof said tray are adapted to be relatively turned. The said members B andO are each provided on their outer edges with flanges D, which are madeslightly flaring, so that when said members B and O are flush with eachother to form trays the latter may be inserted one into the other asshown in Fig. 2, thereby occupying a minimum of space for shipping. Thesaid members B and C are further secured together by a flat strip E ofsoft metal or other suitable material, which is passed at its endsthrough slots in said members B and O at each side of the score A, saidends being bent over on thelower faces of said members, as at F. Thesaid strip E is easily bent and being inelastic retains any form towhich it is bent, so that when said members A and B are turnedrelatively to each other to form an inverted V the said strip E servesto hold them in such position, thus forming a rack which supports thefly-paper in a raised position.

My said device is intended to be used for holding sticky fly-paper,which, While most eflicient, is very annoying to handle and unlessprotected from a draft is easily blown over and when exposed in theusual manner on a table or counter is accidentally leaned upon, withvery exasperating results. Such paper has been found to be moreeffective when raised from a perfectly flat position, and such raisedposition is also more desirable by reason of the fact that the notice ofpersons is more readily attracted to its presence and accidental contacttherewith is thus obviated. The sheets are also difficult to ship andhandle as they are at present packed, and my device is also intended toobviate these difficulties. To this end I place a number of sheets G offly-paper one over the other in the bottom of the tray, the lowermostsheet being glued or otherwise suitably secured in the tray, while theother sheets adhere to each other, so that in use When the uppermostsheet is full it is removed, and thus the next sheet is exposed. Thisoperation is repeated until the lowermost sheet is full, whereupon thetray itself is thrown away. The consumer is thus enabled to buy aquantity of sheets at one time and keep a comparatively fresh sheetalways exposed.

My device provides a suitable place for the safe keeping of sheets untilneeded and has the advantage also of preventing the exposed sheet fromcoming in contact with the furniture when the device is accidentallyoverturned, the flanges D being of sufficient depth to prevent suchcontact.

My said device has many advantages, as will be obvious, and isexceedingly cheap, so that it can be furnished with a given number ofsheets of the paper without extra cost to the consumer.

I claim as my invention 1. A device of the kind specified, comprisingtwo leaves pivotally connected along one edge and provided on their freeedges with flanges, said pivotal connection between said leavesincluding a ductile inelastic member engaging said leaves and adapted tohold same in any relative position to which they are turned,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A device of the kind specified, comprising two leaves pivotallyconnected. on one edge, said pivotal connection including a softmetalpart adapted to retain any position to which it is bent and serving tohold said members in any relative position to which they are turned. V

3. A device of the kind specified. comprising a tray consisting of twomembers pivotally connected on one edge and provided on their free edgeswith flaring flanges, and a ductile THEODORE D. NOSTRAND.

Witnesses:

RUDOLPH WM. Lo'rz, F. SOHLOTFELD.

